pointer
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The balls of both feet and the ends of both pointer toes had been mashed into misshapen blisters.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
These computers let a user guide a pointer with a mouse, clicking on interface elements and selecting commands from drop-down menus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
But it was Wales who reacted best, Rogers scooping up a Dan Edwards pass out of the backdoor to cross for a five pointer the outside-half also converted.
From Barron's ● Nov. 22, 2025
Authorities found a black cylindrical laser pointer in the front yard of the property, and identified it as the device aimed at officers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2025
He reaches out with his pointer finger and draws a glowing white bird onto my shoulder.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
A keen note-maker, Baker has a book with pointers to remember for each battle but also how to deal with the stress that comes from a debut on cricket's biggest stage.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Some extra pointers on rate locks may help buyers decide if the move is right for them.
From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026
Sam has been giving him pointers, but Willie is still rough around the edges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
"He's good to give you little pointers and little nuggets of experience that he had in run-ins and things like that, so he's been good as gold," McInnes said.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
Some of the pointers he gave me I already knew, but the fact that it was he saying them turned them into utterings from an oracle.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
